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"Firefly" (2002): Season 1: Episode 12 -- The crew helps an old friend of Inara’s defend her bordello from a gunslinger.
"Firefly" (2002): Season 1: Episode 14 -- Mal and Zoe can’t figure out why the alliance wants to stop them when they try to transport a corpse to burial.
"Firefly" (2002): Season 1: Episode 13 -- A plan to seal a weapon from a criminal doesn't go as planned.
"Firefly" (2002): Season 1: Episode 11 -- In this original pilot episode, the crew transports passengers to another planet to sell salvaged goods only to discover that an undercover Alliance agent is on board the Serenity.
"Firefly" (2002): Season 1: Episode 10 -- A bounty hunter ben on apprehending River boards the ship at night, catching the crew off-guard.

Overview

User Rating:
9.5/10   31,682 votes
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Creator:
Joss Whedon
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
20 September 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small, mobile, spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them. full summary
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations more
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(349 articles)
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V Season 1, Episode 1 Review: Pilot
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User Comments:
addicting more (532 total)

Cast

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Nathan Fillion ... Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds (14 episodes, 2002-2003)

Gina Torres ... Zoë Washburne (14 episodes, 2002-2003)

Alan Tudyk ... Hoban 'Wash' Washburne (14 episodes, 2002-2003)

Morena Baccarin ... Inara Serra (14 episodes, 2002-2003)

Adam Baldwin ... Jayne Cobb (14 episodes, 2002-2003)

Jewel Staite ... Kaylee Frye (14 episodes, 2002-2003)

Sean Maher ... Dr. Simon Tam (14 episodes, 2002-2003)

Summer Glau ... River Tam (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ron Glass ... Shepherd Book (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Firefly: The Series (USA) (long title)
Joss Whedon's Firefly (Australia)
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Runtime:
42 min (15 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Mandarin
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:12 (12 episodes) | UK:PG (2 episodes) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M
Company:
Mutant Enemy more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Joss Whedon has said that the original inspiration for the project came to him after he finished reading Michael Shaara's novel "The Killer Angels". more
Goofs:
Continuity: The Chinese characters for "Blue Sun" change from episode to episode. On Jayne's T-shirt, "Blue Sun" is "qing ri", but in logo signs, it's "lan ri". "Qing" and "lan" refer to different colors (green and blue, respectively). more
Quotes:
Zoë Washburne: Cap'n'll have a plan... always does.
Kaylee Frye: That's good right?
Zoë Washburne: It's possible you're not recalling some of the cap'n's previous plans...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz (2006) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
The Ballad of Serenity more

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What are the words to "Jayne's song?"
I think I missed something - What's 'Blue Sun?'
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532 out of 557 people found the following comment useful.
addicting, 20 May 2004
Author: Daniel Johnsen (nchanter) from Minnesota

I felt I had to comment on this show because of another persons negative opinion on it(target audience of 8 or 9 years). I find this show addicting and the characters far more interesting than many sci-fi shows that have gained far more publicity because of their special effects. Each character is very well developed and entices the audience to want to find out more about them. As a personal response as to why weapons haven't developed beyond the space western....several of the episodes show scenes of past and current technology far more advanced than the weapons used in the show on a regular basis.laser guns,magnetic grapplers,floating cities,multiple brain surgeries involving nerve manipulation,killer sonic tech,and much more. The show is set on the frontier of known space with characters that are not rich. A regular western gun is all that can be safely used on a spaceship. Another gun, whether laser or high caliber projectile weapon will pierce the hull and cause major problems for the crew..if not kill them outright.

The social intricacies of the companions and the "Houses" they come from, the military training of the "shepherd" preacher, the developing psionic powers of "the crazy sister-river" and all the others leads me to believe that Whedon put a lot of planning and thought into each character and the personal world they live in. They all seem to have a substantial, believable past. They all seem to have personal goals that are not necessarily tied to the show...as if they could leave at any time if their lives and beliefs take them that way. This comes across as very believable.

While others are entitled to their own opinion, all of this, in my opinion, makes me think this show is worth every penny spent to produce it. I also own it.

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